Halloween [spoRv]

_,,,^..^,,,_ presents Halloween [spoRv] – special preserved or Restored version

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Mission: to restore John Carpenter’s Halloween, to recover the 1999 THX DVD color grading, and to add the Criterion laserdisc original soundtrack.

Video sources: 35th anniversary BD; 1999 THX DVD as color reference.

Audio sources: uncompressed PCM captured directly from laserdisc, along with commentary and isolated score from the analog tracks; other soundtracks from BD and DVD.

Subtitles sources: to reflect soundtracks.

Project info:

“Halloween” 35th anniversary Blu-ray is the best version of the movie ever released… except for two things: color grading is different from the acclaimed 1999 THX DVD, and the soundtrack is recreated; infact, the theatrical one was mono. So the 1999 THX DVD video will be used to color regrading the Blu-ray video, while the original PCM mono soundtrack from the laserdisc will be used as main soundtrack; additional commentary and isolated score will be an appreciated addition, I think.
Source Material

Video:

• Halloween 35th Anniversay Blu-ray – main video
• Halloween 1999 THX DVD – used as color reference

Audio:

• Halloween Special Edition (Criterion Collection) – PCM mono
• Halloween Special Edition (Criterion Collection) – analog commentary
• Halloween Special Edition (Criterion Collection) – analog isolated score
• Halloween 35th Anniversay Blu-ray – AC3 commentary
• Halloween – various DVD edition used for foreign soundtracks

Subtitles:

• Halloween – various DVD edition used for foreign soundtracks

Project status: RELEASED!

Final format: BD-25

Video:

• x264 1920×1080, 23.976fps, 30mbps

Audio:

• English PCM 768kbps mono soundtrack – from digital laserdisc track
• French AC3 192kbps mono soundtrack
• German AC3 192kbps mono soundtrack
• Italian AC3 192kbps mono soundtrack
• Spanish AC3 192kbps mono soundtrack
• English PCM 768kpbs mono isolated score & effects – from analog laserdisc track
• English AC3 192kbps mono commentary – from analog laserdisc track
• English AC3 192kbps stereo commentary – from 35th Anniversary BD

Subtitles:

• English
• French
• German
• Italian
• Spanish

“Partners in crime”:

• Jetrell Fo, for the 1999 THX DVD source
• Stamper, for the french soundtrack
• Prim, for the PCM mono german soundtrack
• Chewtobacca, for the DTS 2.0 german soundtrack

• Comparison screenshots